Tag Archives: Minnesota

The courthouse where former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin will be tried has been surrounded with barbed wire and fencing ahead of his trial for the murder of George Floyd. Chauvin, 44, has been charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter after he kneeled on George Floyd’s neck last year on …

Early Tuesday in Texas, a deadly winter storm pummeling the country’s south and midsection left millions without electricity and spawned a tornado that killed three people in North Carolina. Freezing weather is expected to come in the next few days. On Tuesday, the county’s emergency services said the suspected tornado …

One person is dead, and four others were injured after a 67-year-old man opened fire at the Allina Health Clinic Crossroads campus in Buffalo, Minnesota, on Tuesday. According to ABC News, law enforcement officials are “very familiar with the suspect,” identified as Greg Ulrich. Ulrich was taken into custody at …

A Minnesota boy who was shot five times was able to identify his mother’s boyfriend as the shooter just before he died. On Tuesday, D’Zondria D. Wallace, 30, and her daughter La’Porsha, 14, were found dead in their apartment, according to People. Ja’Corbie, 11, was found unresponsive and was rushed to an area …

NBA player Kyrie Irving bought George Floyd’s family a house, the New York Post reports.  Last May, the world shifted following the murder of George Floyd, which was at the hands of the police in Minnesota. Former NBA forward Stephen Jackson said the Nets player purchased a house for Floyd’s …

R&B singer R.Kelly will go to trial in Chicago for child pornography and obstruction charges next year. However, the federal trial is set for September. U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenwber set the trial to begin September 12, 2021, but expects the date to change because of the pandemic. Kelly pleaded not …

Myron Burrell was sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted of murdering a child in 2002. However, new evidence and a look into a “flawed” investigation have helped free him. According to NBC News, the state’s pardon board released Burrell, who has been in prison since he was …

A Whites-only religious group obtained permission from a small Minnesota town city council to use a vacant church. Murdock, a town with a population of less than 300, passed a conditional permit Wednesday to allow the Asatru Folk Assembly to use a church building they purchased. The Asatru Folk Assembly …

Minnesota is reporting three Covid-19 outbreaks related to Trump campaign events held in September. The Minnesota Department of Health said in an email to CNN that at least 23 cases have been traced to outbreaks occurring at rally events in Bemidji on Sept 18, a speech held by Vice President Mike …

A Minnesota man has been arrested on murder charges after he allegedly shot and killed his wife and opened fire on his next-door neighbors. Jason Michael Mesich, 48, is facing three-second degree murder charges for the fatal shooting of his wife, Angela Lynn, 47, and the critical injury of his …

A father and stepmother have been both charged with second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter after an eight-year-old girl was found unresponsive in a bathtub. According to reports, Elk River police officers found Autumn Hallow not breathing and looking “extremely frail and thin,” with her skin and hair mostly dry – …

A 23-year-old man was brought up on federal charges in connection with the fire set at the Third Precinct in Minneapolis during the riots that broke out after the death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer. Branden M. Wolfe is charged with aiding and abetting arson …

Across the nation, we are seeing unrelenting public protests and calls for action in response to the recent murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of the police. The continued abuse of power, blatant disregard for black lives, and refusal to hold officers accountable by law has …

On Tuesday, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights announced that they have filed a human rights complaint against the Minneapolis Police Department following the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin who pressed his knee firmly into Floyd’s neck for nearly nine …

An autopsy has confirmed that George Floyd’s killing was “caused by asphyxia due to neck and back compression that led to a lack of blood flow to the brain,” ABC News reports. On Monday, the results of an independent autopsy that was ordered by Floyd’s family were released. Independent examiners …